Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Agenda: Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 & Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009

Quote of the day: "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell if a man is wise by his questions." -- Naquib Mahfouz, 1988 Nobel Prize winner in literature from Egypt

Today is 80's dress up day. Pop your collars and peg your jeans. Yeah. (this is bring back bad high school memories for Mr. Duez - graduate of the year 1988!)

Agenda: 1. Tutoring2. Socratic Seminar on the text from US News & World Report: "Which High School Students Are Most Likely to Graduate From College?A study finds surprising evidence about which students are really on the path to a college degree"By Kim ClarkPosted September 9, 2009Here is the link if you were out of class: Socratic Seminar Text - Which are most likely to graduate

We will annotate the text, read in class, and then come up with 2 questions as we read. Then we will have a circle to discuss.